TY - JOUR
T1 - Laser cooling of internal degrees of freedom of molecules
AU - Horchani, R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - Optical pumping techniques using laser fields combined with photo-association of ultracold atoms leads to control of the vibrational and/or rotational population of molecules. In this study, we review the basic concepts and main steps that should be followed, including the excitation schemes and detection techniques used to achieve ro-vibrational cooling of Cs2 molecules. We also discuss the extension of this technique to other molecules. In addition, we present a theoretical model used to support the experiment. These simulations can be widely used for the preparation of various experiments because they allow the optimization of several important experimental parameters.
AB - Optical pumping techniques using laser fields combined with photo-association of ultracold atoms leads to control of the vibrational and/or rotational population of molecules. In this study, we review the basic concepts and main steps that should be followed, including the excitation schemes and detection techniques used to achieve ro-vibrational cooling of Cs2 molecules. We also discuss the extension of this technique to other molecules. In addition, we present a theoretical model used to support the experiment. These simulations can be widely used for the preparation of various experiments because they allow the optimization of several important experimental parameters.
KW - cold molecule
KW - optical pumping
KW - photo-association
KW - vibrational and rotational cooling
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U2 - 10.1007/s11467-016-0565-6
DO - 10.1007/s11467-016-0565-6
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84961262454
SN - 2095-0462
VL - 11
JO - Frontiers of Physics
JF - Frontiers of Physics
IS - 4
M1 - 113301
ER -